WO2010116741A1 - Optical system and image pickup apparatus using the same - Google Patents

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WO2010116741A1
WO2010116741A1 PCT/JP2010/002564 JP2010002564W WO2010116741A1 WO 2010116741 A1 WO2010116741 A1 WO 2010116741A1 JP 2010002564 W JP2010002564 W JP 2010002564W WO 2010116741 A1 WO2010116741 A1 WO 2010116741A1
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  • the present invention relates to an optical element using a nanocomposite material and, particularly, to an optical system suitable for an image pickup system and an eyepiece system.
  • an effective aberration correction is attained by providing a lens with a desired refractive index distribution (gradient refractive index).
  • gradient refractive index a refractive index distribution in which a refractive index is changed depending on a distance from an optical axis of the lens.
  • U.S. Patent No. 4,457,590 discusses a single lens having the radial-type refractive index distribution.
  • the refractive index of the single lens changes according to a fourth-order power series expansion formula depending on the distance in a radial direction from the optical axis, thus correcting spherical aberration and coma aberration well by maintaining coefficients of the power series expansion formula to desired values.
  • U.S. Patent No. 5,359,456 discusses an example of using a lens having the radial-type refractive index distribution as a part of an endoscope objective lens.
  • the lens includes, in order from the object side, a front group divergent system having a negative power and a rear group convergent system having a positive power, and at least one of the divergent system is a gradient index lens.
  • U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2008/0239510 discusses an optical element using a nanocomposite material obtainable by mixing an optical resin (base material) with minute particles (nanoparticles). It is discussed in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2008/0239510 that a nanocomposite resin material of which a refractive index is improved by the nanoparticles is suitable as a high refractive index material.
  • U.S. Patent No. 5,366,939 discusses an example of forming a distribution in which Abbe number is increased along with an increase in refractive index by distributing a first metal species with a gradient and distributing a second metal species substantially flatly in a medium.
  • the present invention is directed to an optical system in which chromatic aberration is reduced well.
  • an optical system including a positive lens unit, wherein the positive lens unit includes an optical element containing a base material and minute particles that are mixed with the base material and have Abbe number that is lower than that of the base material, and the minute particles are higher in density at a peripheral portion of the optical element than on an optical axis of the optical element.
  • an optical system including a negative lens unit, wherein the negative lens unit includes an optical element containing a base material and minute particles that are mixed with the base material and have Abbe number that is lower than that of the base material, and the minute particles are lower in density at a peripheral portion of the optical element than on an optical axis of the optical element.
  • an optical system including a stop, a first lens unit located closer to an object side than the stop, and a second lens unit located closer to an image side than the stop, wherein the first lens unit includes an optical element containing a base material and minute particles that are mixed with the base material and have Abbe number that is lower than that of the base material, and the minute particles are lower in density at a peripheral portion of the optical element than on an optical axis of the optical element.
  • an optical system including a stop, a first lens unit located closer to an object side than the stop, and a second lens unit located closer to an image side than the stop, wherein the second lens unit includes an optical element containing a base material and minute particles that are mixed with the base material and have Abbe number that is lower than that of the base material, and the minute particles are higher in density at a peripheral portion of the optical element than on an optical axis of the optical element.
  • the present invention is applicable to an optical apparatus such as an image pickup apparatus and an image projection apparatus including the optical system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects.
  • Fig. 1A is a sectional view illustrating an image pickup apparatus according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 1B is a sectional view illustrating the image pickup apparatus according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 1C is a sectional view illustrating the image pickup apparatus according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates a refractive index Abbe number distribution of a second lens according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates a refractive index distribution of the second lens according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates an Abbe number distribution of the second lens according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 1A is a sectional view illustrating an image pickup apparatus according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 1B is a sectional view illustrating the image pickup apparatus according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5A illustrates longitudinal aberration of a zoom lens according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 5B illustrates longitudinal aberration of a zoom lens according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 5C illustrates longitudinal aberration of a zoom lens according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 6A illustrates lateral aberration of the zoom lens according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 6B illustrates lateral aberration of the zoom lens according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 6C illustrates lateral aberration of the zoom lens according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 7A is a sectional view illustrating an image pickup apparatus according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 7A is a sectional view illustrating an image pickup apparatus according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7B is a sectional view illustrating the image pickup apparatus according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 7C is a sectional view illustrating the image pickup apparatus according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 8 illustrates a refractive index Abbe number distribution of a second lens according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 9 illustrates a refractive index distribution of the second lens according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 10 illustrates an Abbe number distribution of the second lens according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 11A illustrates longitudinal aberration of a zoom lens according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 11A illustrates longitudinal aberration of a zoom lens according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11B illustrates longitudinal aberration of the zoom lens according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 11C illustrates longitudinal aberration of the zoom lens according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 12A is a sectional view illustrating an image pickup apparatus according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 12B is a sectional view illustrating the image pickup apparatus according to the third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 12C is a sectional view illustrating the image pickup apparatus according to the third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 13A illustrates a refractive index Abbe number distribution of a first lens according to the third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 13A illustrates a refractive index Abbe number distribution of a first lens according to the third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 13A illustrates a refractive index Abbe number distribution of a first lens according to the third exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 13B illustrates a refractive index Abbe number distribution of a second lens according to the third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 13C illustrates a refractive index Abbe number distribution of a third lens according to the third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 14A is a sectional view illustrating an image pickup apparatus according to a fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 14B is a sectional view illustrating the image pickup apparatus according to the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 14C is a sectional view illustrating the image pickup apparatus according to the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 15A illustrates a refractive index distribution of a second lens according to the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 15A illustrates a refractive index distribution of a second lens according to the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 15B illustrates a refractive index distribution of a fourth lens according to the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 16A illustrates a refractive index Abbe number distribution of the second lens according to the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 16B illustrates a refractive index Abbe number distribution of the fourth lens according to the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 17A illustrates longitudinal aberration of a zoom lens according to the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 17B illustrates longitudinal aberration of the zoom lens according to the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 17C illustrates longitudinal aberration of the zoom lens according to the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 16A illustrates longitudinal aberration of a zoom lens according to the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 17B illustrates longitudinal aberration of the zoom lens according to the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 17C illustrates longitudinal aberration
  • FIG. 18A illustrates lateral aberration of the zoom lens according to the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 18B illustrates lateral aberration of the zoom lens according to the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 18C illustrates lateral aberration of the zoom lens according to the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 19 is a schematic diagram illustrating a nanocomposite lens.
  • Fig. 20 illustrates a Maxwell-Garnett curve of a nanocomposite material.
  • Each of exemplary embodiments of the present invention is directed to an optical system in which chromatic aberration is reduced well by using an optical element obtained by mixing minute particles with a base material.
  • the optical element using the nanocomposite material contains a base material and nanoparticles (minute particles having a particle diameter of 30 nm or less, preferably 10 nm or less) having Abbe number that is lower than that of the base material.
  • the density of the minute particles contained in the base material changes along a radial direction about an optical axis of the optical element.
  • the density of the nanoparticles is higher at the peripheral portion than on the optical axis when the power of an optical element group including the optical element is positive, while the density of the nanoparticles is lower at the peripheral portion than on the optical axis when the power of the optical element group is negative.
  • the optical element group may include a plurality of lens elements or may be formed of a single lens element and may be referred to as a lens unit, a lens group, or an optical unit.
  • optical element using the nanocomposite material according to the present exemplary embodiments will be described. It is possible to realize optical characteristics that are different from those of optical plastic materials by using the nanocomposite material obtained by dispersing nanoparticles into an optical plastic material (base material which is not limited to plastic). It is possible to obtain optical characteristics such as a high refractive index and low dispersion by using the nanocomposite material as compared to the conventional ion exchange method.
  • Illustrated in Fig. 19 is a schematic diagram of a nanocomposite lens obtained by mixing nanoparticles with a base material of a negative meniscus lens, in which the density of nanoparticles is increased as the distance from the optical axis increases.
  • Equation (1) an average electric permittivity Eav is determined from an electric permittivity Em of the base material, an electric permittivity Ep of the nanoparticles, and a volume ratio h of the nanoparticles.
  • Eav Em[1+ ⁇ 3h(Ep-Em)/(Ep+2Em) ⁇ / ⁇ 1-h(Ep-Em)/(Ep+2Em) ⁇ ] (1)
  • an average refractive index Nav is determined from a refractive index Nm of the base material, a refractive index Np of the nanoparticles, and a volume ratio h of the nanoparticles as expressed in Equation (2).
  • Nav 2 Em[1+ ⁇ 3h(Np 2 -Nm 2 )/(Np 2 +2Nm 2 ) ⁇ / ⁇ 1-h(Np 2 -Nm 2 )/(Np 2 +2Nm 2 ) ⁇ ] (2)
  • the refractive indexes of the base material and the nanoparticles vary wavelengths.
  • refractive indexes at various wavelengths at various positions of the optical element it is possible to detect refractive indexes at various wavelengths at various positions of the optical element by assigning the refractive indexes of the base material and the nanoparticles varied by the wavelengths to the Maxwell-Garnett theory of Equation (2). Particularly, since spectral lines are important, refractive indexes with respect to C-line (656.27 nm), d-line (587.56 nm), F-line (486.13 nm), and g-line (435.835 nm) at the various positions are calculated.
  • a distance from the optical axis is represented by r, and the refractive indexes with respect to C-line, d-line, and F-line used above at the distance r from the optical axis are represented by N C (r), N d (r), and N F (r), respectively.
  • the Abbe number changes along with a change in volume ratio h of the nanoparticles. Therefore, it is possible to form a radial-type Abbe number distribution optical element by forming a density gradient of the nanoparticles depending on the distance from the optical axis.
  • Dvd Abbe number variation Dvd is given by Equation (4) when Abbe number on the optical axis of the optical element is represented by vd(ct) and Abbe number at the peripheral portion of the optical element is represented by vd(ed).
  • Dvd vd(ed)-vd(ct) (4)
  • a filled square indicates optical characteristics (refractive index and Abbe number) of PMMA used as the base material.
  • a filled circle indicates optical characteristics of the nanoparticles, and an unfilled circle indicates optical characteristics when a volume ratio of the nanoparticles is increased by every 5% as in 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20%.
  • Nanoparticles 2 and the base material are equal in amount and reverse in sign.
  • Nanoparticles 2 and Nanoparticles 3 are in equidistance relationship to the base material (the differences in Abbe number from the base material are the same).
  • the Abbe number variation Dvd(h) of Nanoparticles 2 which is -19.3, is predominantly larger than that (+2.7) of Nanoparticles 3. In other words, it is revealed that it is possible to effectively change the Abbe number by using the nanoparticles having the lower Abbe number than the base material.
  • Nanoparticles 1 and Nanoparticles 2 have the same Abbe number, which is smaller than that of the base material, and the refractive index of Nanoparticles 1 is higher than that of Nanoparticles 2.
  • Abbe number variations Dvd(h) are the same when the volume ratio is 100% since Nanoparticles 1 and Nanoparticles 2 have the identical Abbe number.
  • Nanoparticles 1 has a larger absolute value of the Abbe number variation Dvd(h).
  • Nanoparticles 1 In comparison between nanocomposite materials each having the volume ratio of 10%, Dvd(h) of Nanoparticles 1 is -25.9, while Dvd(h) of Nanoparticles 2 is -19.3 to show that Nanoparticles 1 has the larger absolute value of the Abbe number variation Dvd(h).
  • the nanoparticles have the smaller Abbe number than the base material and the identical Abbe numbers, the nanoparticles having the higher refractive index are capable of increasing the Abbe number variation in the region where the volume ratio of the nanoparticles is smaller.
  • the refractive index of the nanoparticles may preferably be higher than that of the base material and may be 1.8 or more, more preferably, 2.0 or more.
  • the refractive index distribution is given by a power series expansion formula expressed in Equation (5). It is not particularly necessary to limit an order of the power series expansion formula in the present exemplary embodiments, and the order is eighth or less for simplicity.
  • N(r,L) N 00.L + N 10.L r 2 + N 20.L r 4 + N 30.L r 6 + N 40.L r 8 +.... (5)
  • N 00,L represents a refractive index on the optical axis at a wavelength L
  • each of N 10,L , N 20,L , N 30,L , and N 40,L represents a coefficient of power series expansion
  • r represents a distance from the optical axis in the radial direction.
  • Equation (6) faS represents a refractive power by a surface shape of the optical element; vd represents Abbe number on the optical axis; faN is a power by the refractive index distribution and expressed by Equation (7); and v10 is Abbe number expressed by Equation (8).
  • faS -2N 10,d d (7)
  • Equation (7) d represents a thickness of the optical element.
  • v10 N 10,d /(N 10,F -N 10,C ) (8)
  • Equation (10) is obtained by transforming Equation (9).
  • N 10,F -N 10,C faS/2dvd (10)
  • the conditions for the chromatic aberration correction by the refractive index distribution optical element are determined by the value of N 10,F -N 10,C irrespective of the power faN by the refractive index distribution. In short, the conditions are determined by the Abbe number distribution, not by the refractive index distribution.
  • the signs of the refractive power faS by the surface shape of the optical element and the power faN by the refractive index distribution are identical to each other, the power by the surface shape and the power by the refractive index distribution can share the power of the optical element. Accordingly, since it is possible to reduce the curvature of the surface shape of the optical element, there is an advantage in terms of the optical designing of reducing aberrations (spherical aberration and coma aberration, astigmatism, curvature of field, distortion) to be generated.
  • the refractive indexes with respect to C-line, d-line, and F-line on the optical axis of the optical element are represented by N C (ct), N d (ct), and N F (ct), respectively, and refractive indexes at the peripheral portion of the optical element are represented by N C (ed), N d (ed), and N F (ed), respectively.
  • dispersion N F (ct)-N C (ct) at the peripheral portion is larger than dispersion N F (ct)-N C (ct) on the optical axis.
  • N 10,F -N 10,C is negative; N 10,C , N 10,d , and N 10,F are negative; and N 10,C is larger than N 10,F .
  • N 10,C is larger than
  • Dispersion N F (ct)-N C (ct) on the optical axis is smaller than dispersion N F (ct)-N C (ct) at the peripheral portion.
  • the conditions for chromatic aberration correction and the refractive index Abbe number distribution are related to each other, and it is possible to satisfy achromatic conditions as well as to realize the chromatic aberration correction even when the refractive power faS by the surface shape of the optical element and the power faN by the refractive index distribution have the same sign.
  • the diagonally-right-down distribution and the diagonally-left-up distribution are formed by mixing a base material having low refractive index and Abbe number with nanoparticles having higher refractive index and Abbe number than those of the base material and imparting a gradient of the nanoparticles along a direction from the optical axis to the peripheral portion of the optical element.
  • an Abbe number variation Dvd to an increase in volume ratio of the nanoparticles is small at a portion where a volume ratio of the nanoparticles is low. Therefore, it is necessary to considerably increase the volume ratio of the nanoparticles for obtaining a desired Abbe number variation Dvd.
  • the volume ratio of the minute particles is kept to 30% or less (preferably 20% or less).
  • the present invention uses nanoparticles having Abbe number that is lower than the base material as the nanocomposite material.
  • the above-described refractive index Abbe number distribution shape (the distribution in the direction A including the diagonally-right-up distribution and the diagonally-left-down distribution in Fig. 5 of U.S. Patent No. 5,366,939) are attained.
  • the optical element having such distribution is formed by a density gradient of the nanoparticles along a direction from the optical axis to the peripheral portion of the optical element by mixing the nanoparticles having the higher refractive index than the base material and the lower Abbe number than the base material with the base material.
  • each of the present exemplary embodiments is directed to the optical element using the nanocomposite material in which the density gradient of the nanoparticles is formed in the radial direction by mixing the nanoparticles having the lower Abbe number than the base material with the base material.
  • the density of the nanoparticles is higher at the peripheral portion than that on the optical axis when the power of an optical element group including the optical element is positive, while the density of the nanoparticles is lower at the peripheral portion than that on the optical axis when the power of an optical element group including the optical element is negative.
  • the nanoparticles metal oxide, ion, or the like having the lower Abbe number than the base material, it is possible to effectively form the Abbe number change when mixing the nanoparticles with an optical resin or an optical glass serving as the base material.
  • the optical element By disposing the optical element within the optical element group as described above, it is possible to correct chromatic aberration generated by the positive power by reducing the density of the nanoparticles along a direction from the optical axis to the peripheral portion to make. Also, it is possible to correct chromatic aberration generated by a negative power by increasing the density of the nanoparticles along the direction from the optical axis to the peripheral portion.
  • the chromatic aberration correction in the optical lens group is enabled to make it possible to provide a high performance zoom lens in which the chromatic aberration is corrected well at any zoom position involving movement of the optical element group.
  • chromatic aberration of magnification generated by a negative lens located closer to an object side than the aperture stop is generated in the same direction as that of chromatic aberration of magnification generated by a positive lens located closer to an image side than the aperture stop (C-line is outside F-line in both cases). In this case, large chromatic aberration of magnification is generated.
  • the density of the nanoparticles is higher at the peripheral portion that on the optical axis in the case of locating the optical element closer to the image side than the aperture stop of the optical system. In the case of locating the optical element closer to the object side than the aperture stop, the density of the nanoparticles is lower at the peripheral portion than on the optical axis.
  • the positions at which the off-axis light beam passes in the optical element are changed at every zoom position in a zoom lens optical system in which the focal length is changed by moving the optical element groups, it is possible to correct chromatic aberration of magnification according to each of the zoom positions.
  • the position at which an off-axis light beam passes in the optical element is prominently changed when the optical element using the nanocomposite material is located in the optical element group positioned closest to the object side in the optical system, it is possible to more easily correct chromatic aberration of magnification.
  • an imaging magnification of the rear group is high, sensitivity is enhanced to make it possible to perform good chromatic aberration correction with small Abbe number variation.
  • the diagonally-right-up distribution and the diagonally-left-down distribution cause a disadvantage of reversing the power by the refractive index distribution and the direction for correcting chromatic aberration.
  • a direction of a refractive power by a surface shape of the lens and a direction of a power by a refractive index distribution become reverse to each other, thereby raising necessity for increasing the curvature of the lens surface for the purpose of equalizing the composite powers. This deteriorates aberrations other than chromatic aberration.
  • the refractive index Abbe number distribution is in the form of a lateral linear line.
  • Abbe number at a peripheral portion is made smaller than that on an optical axis by gradually increasing the density (volume ratio) of nanoparticles having lower Abbe number than a base material along a direction from the optical axis to the peripheral portion of the Abbe number distribution type optical element.
  • chromatic aberration generated in a positive direction is corrected (reduced).
  • the Abbe number at the peripheral portion is made higher than that on the optical axis by gradually reducing the density (volume ratio) of the nanoparticles having the lower Abbe number than the base material along the direction from the optical axis to the peripheral portion of the Abbe number distribution type optical element.
  • chromatic aberration generated in a negative direction is corrected (reduced).
  • the optical element using the nanocomposite material in which the density gradient of the nanoparticles is formed in the radial direction is used as the optical element other than the optical element having the strongest power in the optical element group including the optical element using the nanocomposite material.
  • the optical element is used for that having the lowest power in the optical element group.
  • Such configuration is preferred since it is preferable to increase the Abbe number of the base material simultaneously with reducing the Abbe number of the nanoparticles to increase the Abbe number variation in the Abbe number distribution type optical element, and the refractive index of the base material tends to be reduced by the configuration. Therefore, when the Abbe number distribution type optical element is used as the optical element having the strongest power in the optical element group, the curvature is increased for attaining a similar power at the low refractive index, thereby deteriorating aberrations.
  • the chromatic aberration correction by using a glass material having a high refractive index for the optical element having the strongest power in the optical element group and using the Abbe number distribution type optical element as the optical element other than the optical element having the strongest power.
  • the chromatic aberration correction is enabled by the Abbe number distribution type optical element, the reverse power that has been required for chromatic aberration correction is no longer necessary, thereby eliminating the need for the excessive power.
  • it is possible to reduce the power of each of the optical elements in the optical element group it is possible to realize a high performance optical system with a reduced curvature.
  • an optical system having a power reverse to a power of the optical element group is in some cases located for the purpose of correcting other aberrations.
  • the optical element using the nanocomposite material in which the density gradient of the nanoparticles is in the radial direction is used as an optical element having a power reverse to that of an optical element group in the optical element group including the optical element using the nanocomposite material.
  • the density gradient of the nanoparticles in the radial direction is formed by mixing nanoparticles having higher refractive index than a refractive index of a base material with the base material.
  • the nanoparticles having the higher refractive index are capable of increasing Abbe number variation Dvd to an increase in volume ratio of the nanoparticles at a portion where the volume ratio of the nanoparticles is low. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a larger Abbe number variation Dvd, which is advantageous for the chromatic aberration correction.
  • it is possible to increase the Abbe number variation Dvd it is possible to adopt the optical element to a lens having a relatively large effective diameter such as 8 mm and 10 mm.
  • the present invention is characterized in that a difference between Abbe numbers of the nanoparticles and the base material is 20 or more. Therefore, it is possible to increase the Abbe number variation Dvd.
  • Dvd/DNd is less than or equal to -100" is satisfied when a difference between a refractive index on the optical axis of the optical element and a refractive index at the peripheral portion is represented by DNd and a difference between Abbe number on the optical axis and Abbe number at the peripheral portion is represented by Dvd.
  • Dvd/DNd it is possible to increase the Abbe number variation Dvd without being influenced too much from the refractive index distribution, and, therefore, it is possible to perform the chromatic aberration correction without deteriorating other aberrations when the optical element is located in the optical system.
  • the nanoparticles of which Abbe number is smaller than the base material by 30 or more are used, it is possible to increase the Abbe number variation Dvd to the refractive index variation DNd as well as to satisfy "
  • Figs. 1A to 1C are sectional views taken along an optical axis direction illustrating an image pickup apparatus, according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the image pickup apparatus is set at a wide-angle end, a middle focal length, and a telephoto end, respectively.
  • a zoom lens 1 includes a first lens group G1 including a first lens L1 and a second lens L2 and an aperture stop 2 in the order from an object side.
  • the zoom lens 1 further includes a second lens group G2 including a third lens L3 and a fourth lens L4 and a third lens group G3 including a fifth lens L5, which are located closer to an image side than the aperture stop 2.
  • the image pickup apparatus includes the zoom lens 1, an optical filter 3 located at the object side of the zoom lens 1 and formed of an infrared ray cutting filter and a low pass filter, and a solid-state image sensor 4, which is a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) sensor, a charge coupled device (CCD), or the like.
  • CMOS complementary metal oxide semiconductor
  • CCD charge coupled device
  • the zoom lens according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a 3-group-5-element zoom lens of negative-positive-positive type.
  • the configuration of the zoom lens according to the first exemplary embodiment is illustrated in Table 1.
  • the first lens L1 is a negative meniscus lens of which a concave surface is oriented to the image side, in which an entrance surface S11 is formed of a spherical surface, and an exit surface S12 is formed of an aspherical surface.
  • the second lens L2 is a meniscus lens of which a concave surface is oriented to the image side, in which each of an entrance surface S21 and an exit surface S22 is formed of a spherical surface.
  • the first lens L1 and the second lens l2 form the first lens group (first optical element group) G1, and the first lens group G1 has a negative power.
  • the third lens L3 is a bi-convex lens, in which an entrance surface S31 is formed of an aspherical surface, and an exit surface S32 is formed of a spherical surface.
  • the fourth lens L4 is a bi-concave lens, in which each of an entrance surface S41 and an exit surface S42 is formed of a spherical surface.
  • the third lens L3 and the fourth lens L4 form the second lens group G2, and the second lens group G2 has a positive power.
  • the fifth lens L5 is a bi-convex lens, in which each of an entrance surface S51 and an exit surface S52 is formed of a spherical surface.
  • the fifth lens alone forms the third lens group G3, and the third lens group G3 has a positive power.
  • the second lens L2 is a lens (optical element) using a nanocomposite material obtained by mixing a base material with nanoparticles having lower Abbe number than the base material and forming a density gradient of the nanoparticles in a radial direction of the lens.
  • the first lens group G1 including the second lens L2 has the negative power, and the density of the nanoparticles of the second lens L2 is lower at a peripheral portion than on an optical axis.
  • Fig. 2 Illustrated in Fig. 2 is a refractive index Abbe number distribution of the second lens L2.
  • the lens is obtained by using the nanocomposite material obtained by mixing the base material with the nanoparticles having the lower Abbe number than the base material as described above.
  • an orthogonally-left-down refractive index Abbe number distribution is formed by forming the density gradient of the nanoparticles in the radial direction of the second lens L2.
  • Illustrated in Fig. 3 is a refractive index distribution of the second lens L2 according to the first exemplary embodiment.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates refractive index distributions with respect to typical spectral lines, which are C-line (broken line), d-line (solid line), F-line (dashed-dotted line), and g-line (dashed-two-dotted line).
  • N 10,C > N 10,d > N 10,F > N 10,g is satisfied.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates an Abbe number distribution of the second lens L2 according to the first exemplary embodiment.
  • the distribution illustrated in Fig. 4 is obtained by representing the refractive index distribution of Fig. 3 by way of Abbe number distribution.
  • the Abbe number is gradually increased as the distance from the optical axis increases.
  • Chromatic aberration generated by the positive power means a state in which C-line forms an image at the rear (reverse to the object side; closer to the image side) of a focal position of d-line, and F-line forms an image at the front (closer to the object side) in the case of axial chromatic aberration.
  • the chromatic aberration generated by the negative power means a state in which C-line forms an image in front of the focal position of d-line, and F-line forms an image at the rear in the case of axial chromatic aberration.
  • the refractive index variation DNd with respect to d-line is -0.095
  • the Abbe number variation Dvd with respect to d-line is 13.4.
  • Figs. 5A, 5B, and 5C Illustrated in Figs. 5A, 5B, and 5C are a diagram of aberrations at a wide-angle end, a diagram of aberration at a middle focal length, and a diagram of aberration at a telephoto end, respectively.
  • spherical aberration, astigmatism, and distortion are illustrated in this order from left to right (the same applies to the following aberration diagrams).
  • the second lens L2 is the lens using the nanocomposite material in which the density gradient of the nanoparticles is formed in the radial direction of the lens by mixing the base material with the nanoparticles having the Abbe number lower than the base material.
  • the second lens L2 achieves the good chromatic correction due to the gradual reduction in density of the nanoparticles along the direction from the optical axis to the peripheral portion.
  • the lens in which the density gradient is formed in the radial direction of the lens will be referred to as a dispersed distribution type nanocomposite lens.
  • FIGs. 6A, 6B, and 6C Illustrated in Figs. 6A, 6B, and 6C are a diagram of lateral aberration at a wide-angle end, a diagram of lateral aberration at a middle focal length, and a diagram of lateral aberration at a telephoto end, respectively.
  • chromatic aberration of magnification, coma aberration, and curvature of field are corrected well to realize a high quality wide-angle zoom lens.
  • the chromatic aberration of magnification generated in the optical system is corrected well by forming the Abbe number distribution in which Abbe number is increased from the optical axis to the peripheral portion in the second lens L2 included in the first lens group G1, which is located closer to the object side than the aperture stop.
  • the desired Abbe number distribution is formed since the density of the nanoparticles contained in the dispersed distribution type nanocomposite lens obtained by mixing the base material with the nanoparticles having the lower Abbe number than the base material is gradually reduced along the direction from the optical axis to the peripheral portion in the same manner as described above.
  • the dispersed distribution type nanocomposite lens is used as the second lens L2, which is one of the lenses except for the first lens L1 having the strongest power in the first lens group G1. Therefore, it is possible to correct the large chromatic aberration generated by the first lens L1 by the second lens L2, which is the dispersed distribution type nanocomposite lens, while maintaining the large optical power of the first lens L1 at the reduced curvature by using the high refractive index glass material for the first lens L1.
  • the meniscus lens Since it is unnecessary to cancel chromatic aberration by using the lenses of negative power and positive power as is the case with conventional optical systems, it is not required to impart an unnecessarily large negative power, and it is possible to use the meniscus lens of which the concave surface is oriented to the image side as the first lens L1. Since the meniscus lens has a concentric shape that enables to reduce an angle at which a light beam having a wide field angle enters the entrance surface S11 and the exit surface S12 of the first lens, it is possible to reduce an amount of aberration such as coma aberration and astigmatism to be generated at the wide field angle.
  • the second lens L2 is the lens having the weakest power in the first lens group G1. Since the optical resin having low refractive index is used for the base material in the second lens L2, it is preferable that the second lens L2 does not have the optical power of the first lens group G1.
  • the second lens L2 is the meniscus lens of which the concave surface is oriented to the image side, a curvature of the exit surface S22 is larger than that of the entrance surface S21 to generate a negative refractive power by the surface shape.
  • the weakly positive total power of the second lens L2 attained by both of the negative refractive power and the positive power by the refractive index distribution contributes to correction of aberrations such as spherical aberration, coma aberration, astigmatism, curvature of field, and distortion.
  • the dispersed distribution type nanocomposite lens enables providing the zoom lens having the wider angle.
  • a difference between the Abbe number of the base material and the Abbe number of the nanoparticles is maintained to 47.7, which falls within the range of the Abbe number differences of 20 or more, 30 or more, and 40 or more. Therefore, it is possible to greatly change the Abbe number by little changing the refractive index.
  • a difference DNd between the refractive index on the optical axis and the refractive index at the peripheral portion of the second lens L2 is -0.095, and a difference Dvd between the Abbe number on the optical axis and the Abbe number at the peripheral portion is 13.4. Therefore, Dvd/DNd is -141 to satisfy "Dvd/DNd is less than or equal to -100". Thus, it is possible to form a dispersion distribution type nanocomposite lens suitable for chromatic aberration correction.
  • the nanoparticles having the higher refractive index than the refractive index of the base material is used in the second lens L2, it is possible to increase the Abbe number variation as compared to the case of using nanoparticles having similar Abbe number.
  • PMMA which is an optical resin
  • PC polycarbonate
  • a cycloolefin polymer resin a UV curable resin, or the like may be used for the base material without limitation to PMMA.
  • titania (TiO2) is used for the nanoparticles
  • zirconia ZrO2
  • zinc oxide ZnO
  • tantalum oxide Ta2O5
  • Figs. 7A to 7C are sectional views taken along an optical axis direction illustrating an image pickup apparatus according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the image pickup apparatus is set at a wide-angle end, a middle focal length, and a telephoto end, respectively.
  • a zoom lens 1 includes a first lens group G1 including a first lens L1 and a second lens L2 and an aperture stop 2 in the order from an object side.
  • the zoom lens 1 further includes a second lens group G2 including a third lens L3 and a fourth lens L4 and a third lens group G3 including a fifth lens L5, which are located closer to an image side than the aperture stop 2.
  • the image pickup apparatus includes the zoom lens 1, an optical filter 3 located at the object side of the zoom lens 1 and formed of an infrared ray cutting filter and a low pass filter, and a solid-state image sensor 4, which is a CMOS, a CCD, or the like. An optical image formed on an image pickup plane after passing through the zoom lens 1 and the optical filter 3 is subjected to photoelectric conversion by the solid-state image sensor 4 and then converted into an image signal by predetermined processing.
  • the zoom lens according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a 3-group-5-element zoom lens of negative-positive-positive type.
  • the configuration of the zoom lens according to the second exemplary embodiment is illustrated in Table 2.
  • the first lens L1 is a bi-concave lens, in which an entrance surface S11 is formed of a spherical surface, and an exit surface S12 is formed of an aspherical surface.
  • the second lens L2 is a positive meniscus lens of which a convex surface is oriented to the object side, in which each of an entrance surface S21 and an exit surface S22 is formed of a spherical surface.
  • the first lens L1 and the second lens l2 form the first lens group (first optical element group) G1, and the first lens group G1 has a negative power.
  • the third lens L3 is a bi-convex lens, in which an entrance surface S31 is formed of an aspherical surface, and an exit surface S32 is formed of a spherical surface.
  • the fourth lens L4 is a bi-concave lens, in which each of an entrance surface S41 and an exit surface S42 is formed of a spherical surface.
  • the third lens L3 and the fourth lens L4 form the second lens group G2, and the second lens group G2 has a positive power.
  • the fifth lens L5 is a positive meniscus lens of which a convex surface is oriented to the object side, in which each of an entrance surface S51 and an exit surface S52 is formed of a spherical surface.
  • the fifth lens alone forms the third lens group G3, and the third lens group G3 has a positive power.
  • the first lens L1 is a lens (optical element) using a nanocomposite material obtained by mixing a base material with nanoparticles having lower Abbe number than the base material and forming a density gradient of the nanoparticles in a radial direction of the lens.
  • the first lens group G1 including the first lens L1 has the negative power, and the density of the nanoparticles of the first lens L1 is lower at a peripheral portion than on an optical axis.
  • Illustrated in Fig. 8 is a refractive index Abbe number distribution of the first lens L1.
  • the first lens L1 is obtained by using the nanocomposite material obtained by mixing the base material with the nanoparticles having the lower Abbe number than the base material.
  • a difference between the Abbe number of the base material and the Abbe number of the nanoparticles is maintained to 41.8, which falls within the range of the Abbe number differences of 20 or more, 30 or more, and 40 or more. Therefore, it is possible to greatly change the Abbe number by little changing the refractive index. Particularly, due to the Abbe number difference of 40 or more, the effect of greatly changing only the Abbe number is great.
  • an orthogonally-left-down refractive index Abbe number distribution is formed by forming the density gradient of the nanoparticles in the radial direction of the first lens L1.
  • Illustrated in Fig. 9 is a refractive index distribution of the first lens L1 according to the second exemplary embodiment.
  • Fig. 9 illustrates refractive index distributions with respect to typical spectral lines, which are C-line, d-line, F-line, and g-line.
  • Illustrated in Fig. 10 is an Abbe number distribution of the first lens L1 according to the second exemplary embodiment.
  • refractive index variation DNd is -0.025
  • Abbe number variation Dvd is 12.5. Therefore, Dvd/DNd is -500 to satisfy "Dvd/DNd is less than or equal to -100".
  • Dvd/DNd is less than or equal to -100.
  • the nanoparticles used in the first lens L1 has a higher refractive index than that of the base material, it is possible to increase the Abbe number variation as compared to the case of using nanoparticles having similar Abbe number.
  • Figs. 11A, 11B, and 11C Illustrated in Figs. 11A, 11B, and 11C are a diagram of aberration at a wide-angle end, a diagram of aberration at a middle focal length, and a diagram of aberration at a telephoto end, respectively.
  • spherical aberration, astigmatism, and distortion are illustrated in this order from left to right
  • the aberrations at the wide-angle end, middle focal length, and telephoto end are corrected well to realize a high quality wide-angle zoom lens.
  • chromatic aberration is corrected well by using the dispersed distribution type nanocomposite lens in which the density gradient of the nanoparticles is formed in the radial direction of the lens by mixing the base material with the nanoparticles having the Abbe number lower than the base material.
  • the nanocomposite lens may be used for an optical element group having a positive power without limitation to that having a negative power. In such case, the same effect is achieved by keeping the density of the nanoparticles higher at the peripheral portion than on the optical axis of the nanocomposite lens.
  • Figs. 12A to 12C are sectional views taken along an optical axis direction illustrating an image pickup apparatus according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the image pickup apparatus is set at a wide-angle end, a middle focal length, and a telephoto end, respectively.
  • a zoom lens 1 includes a first lens group G1 including a first lens L1 an aperture stop 2 in the order from an object side.
  • the zoom lens 1 further includes a second lens group G2 including a second lens L2 and a third lens group G3 including a third lens L3, which are located closer to an image side than the aperture stop 2.
  • the image pickup apparatus includes the zoom lens 1, an optical filter 3 located at the object side of the zoom lens 1 and formed of an infrared ray cutting filter and a low pass filter, and a solid-state image sensor 4, which is a CMOS, a CCD, or the like. An optical image formed on an image pickup plane after passing through the zoom lens 1 and the optical filter 3 is subjected to photoelectric conversion by the solid-state image sensor 4 and then converted into an image signal by predetermined processing.
  • the zoom lens according to the third exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a 3-group-3-element zoom lens of the negative-positive-positive type.
  • the configuration of the zoom lens according to the third exemplary embodiment is illustrated in Table 3.
  • the first lens L1 is a negative meniscus lens of which a concave surface is oriented to the image side, in which an entrance surface S11 is formed of a spherical surface, and an exit surface S12 is formed of an aspherical surface.
  • the first lens L1 alone forms the first lens group G1.
  • the second lens L2 is a positive meniscus lens of which a concave surface is oriented to the object side, in which each of an entrance surface S21 and an exit surface S22 is formed of an aspherical surface.
  • the second lens L2 alone forms the second lens group G2.
  • the third lens L3 is a bi-convex lens, in which each of an entrance surface S31 and an exit surface S32 is formed of a spherical surface.
  • the third lens L3 alone forms the third lens group G3.
  • the 3-group-3-element zoom lens enables obtaining a thinner image pickup apparatus since it is possible to reduce a lens retraction space by the reduction in number of lenses. Thus, it is possible to reduce a space in an optical axis direction during the lens retraction to about 70% of the conventional size.
  • Illustrated in Fig. 13A is a refractive index Abbe number distribution in the first lens L1; illustrated in Fig. 13B is a refractive index Abbe number distribution in the second lens L2; and Illustrated in Fig. 13C is a refractive index Abbe number distribution in the third lens L3 according to the third exemplary embodiment.
  • the first lens L1 is a lens (optical element) using a nanocomposite material obtained by mixing a base material with nanoparticles having lower Abbe number than the base material and forming a density gradient of the nanoparticles in a radial direction of the lens.
  • the first lens group G1 including the first lens L1 has a negative power, and the density of the nanoparticles of the first lens L1 is lower at a peripheral portion than on an optical axis.
  • the first lens L1 is obtained by using the nanocomposite material obtained by mixing the base material with the nanoparticles having the lower Abbe number than the base material.
  • nanoparticles 0%. Therefore, the density of the nanoparticles is lowered at the peripheral portion than on the optical axis.
  • an orthogonally-left-down refractive index Abbe number distribution is formed by forming the density gradient of the nanoparticles in the radial direction of the first lens L1.
  • refractive index variation DNd is -0.008
  • Abbe number variation Dvd is 28.2. Therefore, Dvd/DNd is -3525 to satisfy "Dvd/DNd is less than or equal to -100".
  • the second lens L2 is a lens (optical element) using a nanocomposite material obtained by mixing a base material with nanoparticles having higher Abbe number than the base material and forming a density gradient of the nanoparticles in a radial direction of the lens.
  • the second lens group G2 including the second lens L2 has a positive power, and the density of the nanoparticles of the second lens L2 is lower at a peripheral portion than on an optical axis.
  • the second lens L2 is obtained by using the nanocomposite material obtained by mixing the base material with the nanoparticles having the higher Abbe number than the base material.
  • an orthogonally-right-down refractive index Abbe number distribution is formed by forming the density gradient of the nanoparticles in the radial direction of the second lens L2.
  • refractive index variation DNd is -0.003
  • Abbe number variation Dvd is -2.8.
  • This lens is inefficient since it is necessary to mix about 20% of the nanoparticles to achieve the Abbe number variation Dvd of -2.8 due to the use of the nanoparticles having the higher Abbe number than the base material.
  • the third lens L3 is a lens (optical element) using a nanocomposite material obtained by mixing a base material with nanoparticles having lower Abbe number than the base material and forming a density gradient of the nanoparticles in a radial direction of the lens.
  • the third lens group G3 including the third lens L3 has a positive power, and the density of the nanoparticles of the third lens L3 is higher at a peripheral portion than on an optical axis.
  • the third lens L3 is obtained by using the nanocomposite material obtained by mixing the base material with the nanoparticles having the lower Abbe number than the base material.
  • an orthogonally-right-up refractive index Abbe number distribution is formed by forming the density gradient of the nanoparticles in the radial direction of the third lens L3.
  • refractive index variation DNd is +0.003
  • Abbe number variation Dvd is -6.4. Therefore, Dvd/DNd is -2133 to satisfy "Dvd/DNd is less than or equal to -100".
  • Figs. 14A to 14C are sectional views taken along an optical axis direction illustrating an image pickup apparatus according to a fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the image pickup apparatus is set at a wide-angle end, a middle focal length, and a telephoto end, respectively.
  • a zoom lens 1 includes a first lens group G1 including a first lens L1 and a second lens L2 and an aperture stop 2 in the order from an object side.
  • the zoom lens 1 further includes a second lens group G2 including a third lens L3 and a fourth lens L4 and a third lens group G3 including a fifth lens L5, which are located closer to an image side than the aperture stop 2.
  • the image pickup apparatus includes the zoom lens 1, an optical filter 3 located at the object side of the zoom lens 1 and formed of an infrared ray cutting filter and a low pass filter, and a solid-state image sensor 4, which is a CMOS, a CCD, or the like. An optical image formed on an image pickup plane after passing through the zoom lens 1 and the optical filter 3 is subjected to photoelectric conversion by the solid-state image sensor 4 and then converted into an image signal by predetermined processing.
  • the zoom lens according to the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a 3-group-5-element zoom lens of the negative-positive-positive type.
  • the configuration of the zoom lens according to the fourth exemplary embodiment is illustrated in Table 4.
  • the first lens L1 is a negative meniscus lens of which a concave surface is oriented to the image side, in which an entrance surface S11 is formed of a spherical surface, and an exit surface S12 is formed of an aspherical surface.
  • the second lens L2 is a meniscus lens of which a concave surface is oriented to the image side, in which each of an entrance surface S21 and an exit surface S22 is formed of a spherical surface.
  • the first lens L1 and the second lens l2 form the first lens group (first optical element group) G1, and the first lens group G1 has a negative power.
  • the third lens L3 is a bi-convex lens, in which an entrance surface S31 is formed of an aspherical surface, and an exit surface S32 is formed of a spherical surface.
  • the fourth lens L4 is a bi-concave lens, in which each of an entrance surface S41 and an exit surface S42 is formed of a spherical surface.
  • the third lens L3 and the fourth lens L4 form the second lens group G2, and the second lens group G2 has a positive power.
  • the fifth lens L5 is a bi-convex lens, in which each of an entrance surface S51 and an exit surface S52 is formed of a spherical surface.
  • the fifth lens L5 alone forms the third lens group G3, and the third lens group G3 has a positive power.
  • the second lens L2 is a lens (optical element) using a nanocomposite material obtained by mixing a base material with nanoparticles having lower Abbe number than the base material and forming a density gradient of the nanoparticles in a radial direction of the lens.
  • the first lens group G1 including the second lens L2 has a negative power, and the density of the nanoparticles of the second lens L2 is lower at a peripheral portion than on an optical axis.
  • the second lens is obtained by using the nanocomposite material obtained by mixing the base material with the nanoparticles having the lower Abbe number than the base material as described above.
  • an orthogonally-left-down refractive index Abbe number distribution is formed by forming the density gradient of the nanoparticles in the radial direction of the second lens L2.
  • Fig. 15A Illustrated in Fig. 15A is a refractive index distribution of the second lens L2 according to the fourth exemplary embodiment, and illustrated in Fig. 15B is a refractive index distribution of the fourth lens L4 according to the fourth exemplary embodiment.
  • Fig. 15A and 15B illustrate refractive index distributions with respect to typical spectral lines, which are C-line, d-line, F-line, and g-line.
  • Fig. 16A Illustrated in Fig. 16A is a refractive index Abbe number distribution of the second lens L2 according to the fourth exemplary embodiment, and illustrated in Fig. 16B is a refractive index Abbe number distribution of the fourth lens L4 according to the fourth exemplary embodiment.
  • Figs. 17A, 17B, and 17C Illustrated in Figs. 17A, 17B, and 17C are a diagram of aberration at a wide-angle end, a diagram of aberration at a middle focal length, and a diagram of aberration at a telephoto end, respectively.
  • spherical aberration, astigmatism, and distortion are illustrated in this order from left to right.
  • FIGs. 18A, 18B, and 18C Illustrated in Figs. 18A, 18B, and 18C are a diagram of lateral aberration at a wide-angle end, a diagram of lateral aberration at a middle focal length, and a diagram of lateral aberration at a telephoto end, respectively.
  • chromatic aberration of magnification, coma aberration, and curvature of field are corrected well to realize a high quality wide-angle zoom lens.
  • the Abbe number is gradually increased as the distance from the optical axis increases in the distribution in the second lens L2.
  • the first lens group G1 including the second lens L2 is positioned closer to the object side than the aperture stop 2. Due to the distribution illustrated in Fig. 16A in which the Abbe number is gradually increased as the distance from the optical axis increases, it is possible to well correct chromatic aberration of magnification generated in the entire zoom lens system.
  • the second lens L2 is a lens obtained by using the nanocomposite material obtained by mixing the base material with the nanoparticles having the lower Abbe number than the base material and forming the density gradient of the nanoparticles in the radial direction of the lens.
  • the second lens L2 has a configuration that the density of the nanoparticles is gradually reduced along the direction from the optical axis to the peripheral portion.
  • the present exemplary embodiment since the second lens L2 is the Abbe number distribution type lens in which the direction of axial chromatic aberration correction and the direction of correction of chromatic aberration of magnification are identical to each other, the present exemplary embodiment has the advantage of being capable of simultaneously correcting axial chromatic aberration and chromatic aberration of magnification.
  • the fourth lens L4 is a lens (optical element) using a nanocomposite material obtained by mixing a base material with nanoparticles having lower Abbe number than the base material and forming a density gradient of the nanoparticles in a radial direction of the lens.
  • the second lens group G2 including the fourth lens L4 has a positive power, and the density of the nanoparticles of the fourth lens L4 is higher at a peripheral portion than on an optical axis.
  • an orthogonally-right-up refractive index Abbe number distribution is formed by forming the density gradient of the nanoparticles in the radial direction of the fourth lens L4.
  • the Abbe number is gradually reduced as the distance from the optical axis increases in the distribution in the fourth lens L4.
  • the Abbe number is gradually reduced as the distance from the optical axis increases in the distribution in the fourth lens L4.
  • the second lens group G2 including the fourth lens L4 is positioned closer to the image side than the aperture stop 2. Due to the distribution illustrated in Fig. 16B in which the Abbe number is gradually reduced as the distance from the optical axis increases, it is possible to well correct chromatic aberration of magnification generated in the entire zoom lens system.
  • the second lens L2 is a lens obtained by using the nanocomposite material obtained by mixing the base material with the nanoparticles having the lower Abbe number than the base material and forming the density gradient of the nanoparticles in the radial direction of the lens to attain the configuration that the density of the nanoparticles is gradually increased along the direction from the optical axis to the peripheral portion.
  • the fourth lens L4 is the Abbe number distribution type lens in which the direction of axial chromatic aberration correction and the direction of correction of chromatic aberration of magnification are identical to each other, the present exemplary embodiment has the advantage of being capable of simultaneously correcting axial chromatic aberration and chromatic aberration of magnification.
  • the optical system is mainly described in the above exemplary embodiments, the above-described optical element itself is a part of the present invention.
  • the optical system (mainly the zoom lens) described in the present exemplary embodiments may be used as a photographic optical system of an image pickup apparatus such as a still camera and a video camera or may be used as a projection optical system of an image projection apparatus such as a projector. Further, the optical system may be used as an observation optical system such as binoculars and a telescope. Table 1
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